Compare towns
Middlebury vs Stratton vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
Whitingham has the oldest population (median age 46.4).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Middlebury | Stratton | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
532Lowest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7 26% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
46.4±7.1Highest 8% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Stratton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
| Middlebury and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Stratton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | — | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
— | 7.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.